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Exercises

20.1 Look at the underlined letters in each pair of words. Is the pronunciation the same or

different? Use the index to help you.

1 ache pain same 5 liver disease
2 cold stomach different 6 stomach operation
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3 cough through 7 chemist ache
4 flu cut 8 patient bandage

20.2 Complete the sentences with a or nothing (–).

1 She’s got - hepatitis. 6 I’ve got backache.
2 I’ve got a cough. 7 Zarita’s got flu.
3 I’m getting sore throat. 8 My uncle had heart attack.
4 Ben’s got headache. 9 She’s got cancer.
5 Luis’s got temperature. 10 I’ve got pain in my foot.

20.3 Complete the dialogues.

1 A: Does your finger hurt?
B: Yes, it’s very painful .
2 A: What’s wrong with Dimitrios?
B: He feels . I think it’s something he ate.

3 A: Did you hit your foot?
B: Yes, and it really .
4 A: My hand’s bleeding quite badly.
B: Well, put a round it.
5 A: Your finger’s .
B: I know. I cut it using that knife.
6 A: Does Tanya still from bad headaches?
B: Yes, she gets them all the time.
7 A: What’s the matter?
B: My back from sitting at that computer all day.
8 A: I understand Lena has had quite a illness.
B: Yeah. She was in hospital for over a week.

20.4 Find five more pairs of words. Why are they pairs?

lung heart surgeon tablets/pills attack liver
operation cancer hepatitis sore medicine throat

lung and cancer - because you can get lung cancer.

20.5 Over to you

Answer the questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else.
1 What do you usually do if you get a headache?

2 How often do you get a cough or a sore throat?

3 Have you ever been a patient in hospital? If so, what was it like?

4 Have you ever had surgery?

5 Are there some medicines you always keep in your home? What are they?

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